Washing-machine.



PATENTE AUG. 27, 1907.

J. A. WULFLEY. WASHING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 1v. 190e.

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JOSEPH A. WOLFLEY, OF HIAWATHA, KANSAS.

WASHING-MACHINE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1907.

Application filed March 17, 1906 Serial No. 306,641.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, .losEri-r A. WOLFLEY, a citizen oi the United States, and a resident of Hiawatha, in the county of Brown and State oi Kansas, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Washing-Machines; and I declare the following to be a ull, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures or reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification,

Figure l is a central vertical section through the washing machine, partly broken away and showing parts in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detail plan view of the operating lever. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the plunger and a portion of its stem. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view ofthe nut u.

The object oi the invention is to provide an efficient machine for washing clothes, and other articles of textile character, and the invention consists in the .novel construction and combinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, the letter a designates the tub or receptacle ior the clothes and water, and b, the cover or lid, which may be secured to the tub by hooks or other suitable iastenings. The center of the lid is perforated to provide a bearing c for the hollow stem d, of the plunger c, which is of conical iorm, open at the bottom, and is provided with cross arms f, which support an interior central cone or boss g, the apex ol which is just below the open lower end oi the hollow stem d. This cone g is of rounded contour at its upper end and is designed to operate upon the water, which is forced downward out of said hollow stem in the operation of the machine. In the wall ot' the conical plunger c are made openings h, opposite the downward and outward sloping side wall of the cone g, through which said cone is designed to spatter or spray the water which is forced downward out of the hollow stem d by p the piston c. Upon the cover b is secured a frame p,

which rising above its central portion serves for the attachment of the upper end ot' a stationary piston rod pf, to the lower end of which is secured a suction piston c, which is designed to operate within the hollow stem d, as the latter is worked up and down by the lever t, one end of which is pivoted to the swinging lulcrum arms o. The hollow stem is provided at its upper end portion with circular bearings n, n, which engage the upper and lower surfaces of the slotted portion s of the lever, insuch a manner that while this stem can be moved up and down by the lever, it can also have motion of rotation. To the central portion oi the lid is secured a nut or threaded bearing u, through which the central stem d passes, and which said stem en gages by means of its spiral thread z. As the hollow stem is operated by means of the lever, it is turned by means of the nut, so that it has reciprocating motion 0i rotation, as well as the reciprocating motion o translation.

The operation of this washing machine is as follows: The clothes being placed in the tub with the suds, and the lid fastened down, the lever is operated to work the hollow stem and the plunger up and down.

By this action, the plunger or agitator is caused to beat upon the clothes in the tub, and, at the same time, the rotation of this plunger causes the clothes to be moved about and from the center in a lively manner. As the plunger is pushed down, the piston in its hollow stem, acts as a suction valve to draw the suds up into said stem, and by direct action to discharge a volume oi suds through the apertures h, and as the plunger rises, the suds in the stem are forced downward against the detlecting cone or spatter boss g, which sprays the suds outward through the apertures in the wall of the plunger, upon the articles in the tub.

This machine is thus designed to operate to separate and move about the articles in the tub, and to apply the suds to different portions thereof, in an efficient manner ior cleansing purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is zl. In a washing machine, the combination of the corvi having a threaded bearing', a plunger having' a hollow threaded stem engaging said bearing, a piston and piston rod in said stem, said piston rod having a supporting connection at its upper end with the cover, and means for reciprocating said plunger, said plunger being adapted to receive the water forced out of the hollow plunger and distribute it laterally thereof.

2. ln a washing machine, the combination of the cover havinga threaded bearing, a-plunger having a hollow threaded stem engaging said bearing and provided with bearing rings at its upper end, a stationary piston and piston rod in said stem, said piston rod passing through a perforation of the plunger top, and having a supporting,l connection at its upper end with the cover, and means for reciprocatingl said plunger including a lever device having a slotted portion embracing said stem between said bearing rings, said plunger being adapted to receive the water forced out of the hollow stem and distribute it laterally thereof.

3. In a washing machine, the combination of the cover having an opening, a plunger having a hollow stem engaging said opening, a stationary piston and piston rod in said stem, said piston rod having a supporting connection 10 connection with the cover, and means for reciprocating said plunger including a lever device having a slotted por`- tion embracing said stem between the bearing rings, said plunger being adapted to receive the water forced out of the hollow stem and distribute it laterally thereof.

ln testimony whereof I :linx my signature, in presence of 15 two witnesses.

JOSEPH A. WOLFLEY.

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